Tag: Term 2

KPMG


Task description: Hi my name is Zaria, and this term me and some of my friends went to KPMG with Miss Burton. It was amazing, especially the food! KPMG is one of the four largest audit and accounting firms in the world along with Deloitte, EY and PwC. These firms are known collectively as the Big Four and reported a combined worldwide revenue of over 157 billion U.S. dollars in 2020. We learned about healthly eating and did some work sheets on it. But this trip to KPMG was a little different cause this time they had worked toegther with “Synergy Health”. They also sent us pedometers to see how much we walk in a day and I would love to thank them for that. Synergy Health help organisations improve the lives of people. They see that every organisation, person and business is unique and special in there own way and want to allow people to live well in a way that’s right for them. Which they do by using there latest in delivery platform tech. Fun fact: Did you know that they partner with organisations to provide customisable wellbeing programs that support healthy employee behaviour change that’s relevant to the organisation and its people, and through education and informed, credible content, they deliver experiences that help people form healthy habits, empowering people to be their best, at work and in life. After that I completed the task, I posted it on our blog. I enjoyed this task very much, and I hope to do more like this soon. Hope you enjoyed. Please leave a comment; thank you for visiting my blog.

 

Many of the world’s most important organisations are served by KPMG which provides audit, tax and consultancy services. KPMG is one of the most prominent professional services firms in the world. The multinational professional services network and one of the Big Four accounting firms, together with Ernst & YoungEY, Deloitte and PwC, is KPMG International Limitedor simply KPMG. Did you know that KPMG stands for Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler.

 

For the benefit of all New Zealanders, they do what matters at the heart of the values and culture of KPMG, and their purpose is to support the prosperity of New Zealand. They promote and support the efforts by their people to give back in their communities, of which volunteering, fundraising and leadership are a part, along with an important proportion of pro bono work that makes a positive impact on various nonprofit organisations and charities.

 

There National Community Team is composed of members from each of our 7 offices in Aotearoa New Zealand and serves to prioritise priorities for the Strategic Communities. Each of the offices links up with local organisations that matter to our people in this region. To find out more about their activities in the area of Community and Green Team, as well as see how they have inspired community partners, please follow these updates on Citizenship.

 

The KPMG workers had been nice enough to offer our school a trip to the KPMG building. We spent a whole day with them and got a tour of the building and each of the levels of the block. As we learnt about matter and the three states of matter, we did different science experiments, such as growing crystals and making slime to show chemical changes and physical changes.

 

We learnt how there are three states of matter, solid, liquid and gas. Which have different properties, thus can be explained by looking at the arrangement of their particles. This is the theoretical temperature at which particles have the least amount of energy and the slowest movement.

 

They had even worked hard to put together morning tea and lunch for us and we appreciated that very much. We loved our time there and hope to go back there soon and learn a bunch of new things with the amazing KPMG crew. The KPMG members got to volunteer to spend the day with us and so many of them did.

Dawn Raid


Task description: This week during reading, we are learning to monitor ourselves to read through a novel. We are also working on keeping up with our group, meaning if we fall behind we have to catch up. We also had to play an active part in our group discussions. After that I completed the task, and I posted it on our blog. I enjoyed this task very much, and I hope to do more like this soon. Hope you enjoyed. Please leave a comment; thank you for visiting my blog.

Dawn Raid – Create Task


Task description: This week during reading, we are learning to monitor ourselves to read through a novel. We are also working on keeping up with our group, meaning if we fall behind we have to catch up. We also had to play an active part in our group discussions. For my first task I had to explain what I would do if I had the power of invisibility for a day, I had to write this as a diary entry. For the second one I had to create a poster that explains the deeper meaning behind the lyrics of Tūtira mai ngā iwi, using Google draw. After that I completed both of the task, and I posted it on my blog. I enjoyed this task very much, and I hope to do more like this soon. Hope you enjoyed. Please leave a comment; thank you for visiting my blog.

My Design & Info


Task description: This week during Extension, we were looking at 3 words, social consciousness, sustainability, cultural appropriation, and anything else about fashion & culture.  We are becoming fashion designer and we have been tasked to design 2 outfits for a special family occasion. Create concept designs for this new outfit. We had to think about colour/patterns/material that is appropriate for the climate, culture etc, and make sure our design is sustainable and socially conscious.

We had to create these designs on Photopea or Scratch, and we had to also make sure your finished project uses new vocabulary and detailed annotations or voice over. But for this week we just had to share our designs so far on our blog. This is how far I have got this week and next week I hope to learn a bit more on my second design. I have already finished our term 2 extension project but I would still love to learn more about the fijian culture.

The culture I picked was Fijian and I have used different patterns from the culture in my dress and shirt. I decided to do a wedding for my occasion because I wanted to learn more about the clothing and it interested me very much. I enjoyed this task very much, and I hope to do more like this soon. Hope you enjoyed. Please leave a comment; thank you for visiting my blog.

Social Consciousness: That could mean being aware of how your actions will impact others, being able to read other people’s emotions through verbal and non-verbal cues, and seeing a situation as if you were standing in someone else’s shoes.

Sustainability: Sustainability is about small changes we can make to help look after the planet. Making these changes helps protect animals, plants and our natural resources so that future generations will be able to enjoy them.

Cultural Appropriation: Cultural appropriation involves stealing or misusing elements of another culture. These elements may be the shared ideologies and beliefs of people within a culture, their lifestyles, or even their creative and artistic productions.

Fashion & Culture: Fashion is most often thought of as a global industry that is invested in anticipating what we wear and how we wish to appear to others. But fashion isn’t just a business. It’s also a cultural and social phenomenon, driven by the desire for the new.

Pi and Circles


Task description: This week during Maths, we are learning to choose the appropriate form of measurement. We are also learning how to measure length, volume and mass. After that I completed the task, and I posted it on our blog. I enjoyed this task very much, and I hope to do more like this soon. Hope you enjoyed. Please leave a comment; thank you for visiting my blog.

Bucket Fillers

Task description: This week during Inquiry, we are learning to be a bucket filler and treat them how we want to be treated. You fill a bucket when you show love to someone, when you smile, make someone feel special or do something kind. That’s being a bucket filler. A bucket filler is someone who says or does nice things to other people. Bucket fillers are those who help without being asked or give hugs and compliments. For this task we had to write down ways that you could fill other peoples buckets! We we’re told we could customise the bucket and blog it when you are done. After that I completed the task, and I posted it on our blog. I enjoyed this task very much, and I hope to do more like this soon. Hope you enjoyed. Please leave a comment; thank you for visiting my blog.

Dawn Raids

Dawn Raids

Dawn Raids: An Injustice Against Pacific Island Communities in New Zealand

 

The New Zealand government launched a number of raids throughout the Pacific which went by the Dawn Raids. In the 1970s homes and construction on islands. Though the whole purpose of these raids was to hunt down and get rid of people who had overstayed their visas. Over time this often turned violent and unfair because of people’s skin tones. And today I’m gonna be telling you about the Dawn Raids over the years, which looks into its legacy on New Zealand society as a whole. Detailing their impact on Pacific Island communities, measuring reactions from supporters and community leaders.

 

Historical Context:

To start it off, money making disasters, high unemployment rates, increased immigration from Pacific Island countries such as Samoa and Tonga, racism towards immigrants, and an anti-immigration feeling throughout politicians marked the social and political climate in NZ throughout the 1970s. Pacific Islanders were nearly always the target of discrimination at this period, they were often mentioned as “overstayers” even though they had legal permission to stay in New Zealand.

 

Impact on Pacific Island Communities:

The Dawn Raids had a very bad and outstanding impact on Pacific Islanders. This led many families to live in fear of the government, because they had the thought of them and their houses in the trail of illegal immigrants being raided. They had a concerning chance of being caught or deported at any time, which had serious mental effects for them such as depression or stress-related disorders. Many families were torn apart when parents or other relatives were caught and taken into custody or forced to leave the country while still carrying children or taking care of family members. And even though this trauma has been passed down through continuous generations, many harmful results of these raids can still be seen today.

 

Response from Promoter and Community Leaders:

Due to the Dawn Raids, supporters put together acts that caught people’s attention to problems faced by Pacific Islanders in NZ, some known as discrimination and unreasonable overstaying of visas. Many community leaders knew what was happening was unfair and fought for the rights of Pacific Islanders by offering assistance and information about legal representation. Though all their hard work and efforts were unsuccessful to put an end to Dawn Raids or help ensure that everyone who were harmed gained justice and fairness.

 

Legacy of Dawn Raids:

The dawn raids left a real impact on New Zealand society in a lot of different ways. Firstly these incidents pushed improvements to immigration rules and law in an effort to solve issues with hostility and spitefulness towards Pacific Island people. Second, it gathered a lot of interest and attention from different human rights firms around the world and brought to light issues experienced by immigrants everywhere. And lastly, it helped change people’s insite towards Pacific Islanders by making New Zealanders know that such practices wouldn’t be tolerated.

 

In conclusion, the Dawn Raids were unfair between Pacific Islander communities in New Zealand, leaving a lot of families in pain and hurt which can still be seen today. They are being treated unethically and one sided as a reminder of how accepted racism could continue uncorrected for centuries. With greater reason, it matters that we see this historical incident as a part of our past so that we can learn from it and improve better policies for applying immigrants into societies around the globe while still making sure that everyone has access to equal opportunities regardless of anything, and making sure nothing chances just because of where they are from or what their background is.

Units of Measurement


Task description: This week during Maths, we are learning to choose the appropriate form of measurement. We are also learning how to measure length, volume and mass. After that I completed the task, and I posted it on my blog. I enjoyed this task very much, and I hope to do more like this soon. Hope you enjoyed. Please leave a comment; thank you for visiting my blog.

Dawn Raid – Create Task


Task description: This week during reading, we are learning to monitor ourselves to read through a novel. We are also working on keeping up with our group, meaning if we fall behind we have to catch up. We also had to play an active part in our group discussions. For my first task I had to explain what would be a perfect day to me. I had to write a description of this day. For the second one I had to design and draw the Go-Go-boots Sofia desperately wants. After that I completed both of the task, and I posted it on my blog. I enjoyed this task very much, and I hope to do more like this soon. Hope you enjoyed. Please leave a comment; thank you for visiting my blog.

Dawn Raid


Task description: This week during reading, we are learning to monitor ourselves to read through a novel. We are also working on keeping up with our group, meaning if we fall behind we have to catch up. We also had to play an active part in our group discussions. After that I completed the task, and I posted it on our blog. I enjoyed this task very much, and I hope to do more like this soon. Hope you enjoyed. Please leave a comment; thank you for visiting my blog.